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Roman-Velazquez, Felix R.
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- Professor, Department of Chemistry , College of Arts and Sciences
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
- Single and Multi-component Adsorptive Removal of Bisphenol A and 2,4-Dichlorophenol from Aqueous Solutions with Transition Metal Modified Inorganic-Organic Pillared Clay Composites: Effect of pH and Presence of Humic Acid. Single and Multi-component Adsorptive Removal of Bisphenol A and 2,4-Dichlorophenol from Aqueous Solutions with Transition Metal Modified Inorganic-Organic Pillared Clay Composites: Effect of pH and Presence of Humic Acid. 312:262-271. 2016
- Transition Metal Modified Mesoporous Silica Adsorbents with Zero Microporosity for the Adsorption of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) from Aqueous Solutions.. Chemical Engineering Journal . 264:152-164. 2015
- A Hierarchical Porous Carbon – Mn+[FAU] (Mn+=Ni2+ or Cu2+) Adsorbent: Synthesis, Characterization and Adsorption of Salicylic Acid from Water. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 200:225-234. 2014
- Antimicrobial nanomaterials as water disinfectant: Applications, limitations and future perspectives . Science of the Total Environment . 466-467:1047-1059. 2014
- Quantum Dots of ZnSe(S) Doped with Copper as Nanophotocatalyst in the Degradation of Organic Dyes. J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol.. 14:1-7. 2014
- Removal of Salicylic Acid and Carbamazepine from Aqueous Solution with Y-Zeolites Modified with Extraframework Transition Metal and Surfactant Cations: Equilibrium and Fixed-Bed Adsorption . Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering . 2:899-906. 2014
- Single and Multi-Component Adsorption of Salicylic Acid, Clofibric Acid, Carbamazepine and Caffeine from Water onto Transition Metal Modified and Partially Calcined Inorganic-Organic Pillared Clay Fixed Beds . Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2014
- Size-controlled synthesis of MgO nanoparticles and the assessment of their bactericidal capacity . Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings . 1547:135-140. 2014
- Effect of surface functionalization on the adsorption of arsenic using magnetite nanocrystals . Adsorption Science and Technology. 31:807-822. 2013
- Entrapment of tyre crumb rubber in calcium-alginate beads for triclosan removal . Adsorption Science and Technology. 31:931-942. 2013
- LC-ICPMS speciation of arsenite and arsenate oxyanions mixtures during their adsorption with dried sludge. Anal. Methods. 5:1583-1589. 2013
- Photocatalytic activity of quantum dot-magnetite nanocomposites to degrade organic dyes in the aqueous phase . Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 1:5509-5516. 2013
- Removal of inorganic arsenic oxyanions using Ca-Fe(III) alginate beads. Desalin, Water Treat. 51:2162-2169. 2013
- Preparative size-exclusion chromatography for separation and purification of water-stable Cd-based quantum dots. Anal. Methods. 4:3127. 2012
- Sorption of triclosan onto tyre crumb rubber . Adsorption Science and Technology. 30:831-845. 2012
- Transition Metal Modified and Partially Calcined Inorganic-Organic Pillared Clays for the Adsorption of Salicylic Acid, Clofibric Acid, Carbamazepine and Caffeine from Water . Journal of Colloid Interface . 386:381-391. 2012
- Transition metal modified and partially calcined inorganic-organic pillared clays for the adsorption of salicylic acid, clofibric acid, carbamazepine, and caffeine from water. J. Colloid Interface Sci.. 386:381. 2012
- Titanium(IV) Complexes : Cytotoxicity and Cellular Uptake of Titanium(IV) Complexes on Caco-2 Cell Line. Toxicology in Vitro. 24:178-183. 2010
- Use of human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B) to study immunological markers resulting from exposure to PM 2.5 organic extract from Puerto Rico. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol.. 243:381. 2010
- Removal of As from Aqueous Solutions with Alginate Based-Magnetic Nancomposites . Nanotechnology. 1:395-398. 2009
- Removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solutions by recycled tire rubber . Desalination. 249:515-518. 2009
- Synthesis and Characterization of Alginate Based-Magnetic Nancomposite . Nanotechnology. 2:495-498. 2009
- Structure-Activity Studies of Ti(IV) Complexes: Aqueous Stability and Cytotoxic properties in colon cancer HT-29 cells. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry (JBIC). 13:685-692. 2008
- Optimization of Magnetic Properties in Cobalt Ferrite Nanocrystals . Nanotechnology. 4:281-284. 2007
- Tuning of Magnetic Properties in Cobalt Ferrite Nanocrystals . Journal of Applied Physics. 103:75-12. 2007
- Molybdeonoce-oligonucleotide binding study at Physiological pH using NMR spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. Biorg. Med. Chem.. 14:8683. 2006
- Characterization and Differentiation of High Energy Cyclic Organic Peroxides by GC/FT-IR, GC-MS, FT-IR, and Raman Microscopy. Proceedings of SPIE. 5778:347-358. 2005
- Characterization and differentiation of high energy cyclic organic peroxides by GC/FT-IR, GC-MS, FT-IR, and Raman microscopy, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense IV 2005
- Study of titanocene-DNA and molybdenocene-DNA interactions by inductive coupled plasma atomic absorption spectroscopy. Anal. Bioanal. Chem.. 379:399-403. 2004
- Sorption of Triclosan onto Tire Crumb Rubber (In Press)2012. Adsorption Science and Technology.
- Sorption study of toluene and xylene in aqueous solutions by recycled tires crumb rubber. J. Hazard. Mater.. 185:107-111.
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conference poster
- Fixed-bed Adsorption of Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Water using Cu2 Amino Grafted SBA-15. 253th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. 2017
- Transition Metal Modified Mesoporous Silica Adsorbents with Zero Surface Microporosity for the Adsorption of Contaminants of Emerging Concern from Aqueous Solutions. 250th National Meeting & Exposition. 2015
Research
other research activities
- Fostering experiential learning to establish a pipeline from K-12 to graduate programs into a synergistic collaboration between STEM disciplines: agricultural, environmental and nanoscale science and engineering PI 2012 - 2015
- UPR-Mayaguez center for education and training in agricultural and related sciences (CETARS): consolidating the pipeline in agriculture and natural resources from K-12 to the field PI 2011 - 2015
- Center for Education and Training in Agricultural and Related Sciences (CETARS), Division of Community and Education PI 2010 - 2013
- Development of Audiovisual Tools for Integrating the Analytical Laboratory and Class Sessions Collaborator - 2000
Service
reviewer of
- Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (Journal)
- Journal of Hazardous Materials (Journal)
professional service activities
- Interamerican University of Puerto Rico San German Associate Professor 1989 - 1996
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1989
- M.Sc. in Analytical Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1986
- B.Sc. in Chemistry, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico 1981
- Armed Forces Institute of Pathology 1991
Contact
full name
- Felix R. Roman Velazquez
mailing address
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P.O. Box 9019
Mayaguez, PR 00681-9019
United States of America